Title

Authors

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1990

Keywords

neuropsychological recovery, alcoholism treatment, rehabilitation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01108859

Abstract

This paper reviews the relationship between cognitive status and treatment outcome in chronic alcoholics, the natural history of recovery, and the role of cognitively oriented remediation programs in facilitating recovery. Seven studies of experience-dependent recovery are described in which behavioral improvement was noted. Various recommendations for treatment over the course of recovery are made, guided by anticipated changes in capacity to process complex information over time.